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  • Atomic Force Microscopy and Applications
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Code - Course Title MLZ519 - Atomic Force Microscopy and Applications
Course Type Elective Courses
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Laboratory + Practice 3+0
ECTS 7.5
Course Instructor(s) DOÇENT DOKTOR ERHAN AYAS
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
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Required or Recommended Resources Textbooks1) W.D. Callister (2007) Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction. 7th Edition. USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2) R.W. Davidge (1979) Mechanical behaviour of ceramics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 3) D.J. Green (1998) An Introduction to the Mechanical Properties of Ceramics. Cambridge: Cambridge Unv. Press.4) D.R. Askeland (1992) The Science & Engineering of Materials. London: Chapmann & Hall.Suggested Readings1) M.F. Ashby, D.R.H. Jones (1993) Engineering Materials 1: An Introduction to their Properties and Applications. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 2) M.F. Ashby, D.R.H. Jones (1992) Engineering Materials 2: An Introduction to Microstructures, Processing and Design. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 3) F.L. Matthews and R.D. Rawlings (1994) Composite Materials: Engineering and Science. Oxford: Chapman & Hall. 4) R. Morrel (1987) Handbook of Properties of Technical & Engineering Ceramics. London: HMSO Publ. 5) K. Friedrich (1989) Application of Fracture Mechanics to Composite Materials. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 6) I.M. Low (2006) Ceramic Matrix Composites: Microstructure, Properties and Applications. USA: Woodhead Publishing Limited and CRC Press LLC.
Recommended Reading List Reading List1) W.F. Smith (1993) Foundations of Materials Science and Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc. 2) R.W. Hertzberg (1996) Deformation and Fracture Mechanics of Engineering Materials. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 3) P.P. Benham, R.J. Crawford (1991) Mechanics of Engineering Materials. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 4) J.M. Gere, S.P. Timoshenko (1991) Mechanics of Materials. UK: Chapman & Hall. 5) N. Dowling (1993) Mechanical Behaviour of Materials. Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.6) J.B. Watchman (1996) Mechanical Properties of Ceramics. Canada: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 7) A.K. Kaw (1997) Mechanics of Composite Materials. USA: Chapman & Hall / CRC Press.
Assessment methods and criteria 2 Midterm exam and 1 Final exam.GRADING:MIDTERM EXAM I Classic 30%MIDTERM EXAM II Classic 30%FINAL EXAM Classic 40%
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Content

Weeks Topics
Week - 1 Introduction to Scanning Probe Microscopy Techniques and comparison with other techniques
Week - 2 Atomic Force Microscope working principle and device design parameters
Week - 3 Signal generation in AFM, signal acquisition and description of software based loopback system
Week - 4 Definitions of 'Cantilever' used in AFM and features of AFM probes
Week - 5 Acquiring Image in AFM ana interpretetion of them
Week - 6 Description of different imaging modes and their application areas
Week - 7 Atomic Force Microscopy Applications; Nano imaging
Week - 8 Atomic Force Microscopy Applications; Mechanical Properties (Hardness and Wear)
Week - 9 Defects in Polymers
Week - 10 Hands on practice with AFM at laboratory
Week - 11 Hands on practice with AFM at laboratory
Week - 12 Hands on practice with AFM at laboratory

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